Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: Magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion-weighthed imaging in 12 cases

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 381-388

  Chou, Mei Chun ^a   Lai, Ping Hong ^a   Yeh, Lee Ren ^a   Li, Jieh Yuan ^a   Yuan, Mei Kang ^a   Liang, Huei Lung ^a   Chen, Clement ^a   Pan, Huay Ben ^a   Lo, Yuk Keung ^a   Yang, Chien Fang ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Hypertensive encephalopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging; Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DIAZEPAM; DIAZOXIDE; LABETALOL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NIFEDIPINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; POSTERIOR REVERSIBLE ENCEPHALOPATHY SYNDROME; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THALAMUS; UREMIA; VISUAL DISORDER; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; CHILD; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSIVE ENCEPHALOPATHY; HYPOXIA-ISCHEMIA, BRAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME;

EID: 4644324413     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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